"McQU" 2003 Obituary

McQUARRIE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-01-29 published
McQUARRIE
-In loving memory of Malcolm (Mac)
McQUARRIE, who passed away January 28, 1999.
The rolling streams of life roll on
But still the vacant chair
Recalls the love, the voice, the smile
Of the one who once sat there.
-Sadly missed by Catharine and family.

McQUARRIE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-09-10 published
Marguerite Esther
LOCHEAD
In loving memory of Marguerite Esther
LOCHEAD,
July 11, 1919 - September 2, 2003.
Marguerite Esther
LOCHEAD, a resident of Mindemoya, passed away at
the Mindemoya Hospital, Mindemoya on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 at
the age of 84 years. She was born in Dalhousie Township daughter of
the late Hugh and Marion
(PARK)
LOCHEAD.
Marguerite was a teacher
for 35 years, teaching in such places as Copper Cliff, Gatchell and
Little Current before retiring to Mindemoya. She became very active
in the Mindemoya United Church. She had many hobbies, including
gardening, knitting and art especially painting with oils.
Well-known and respected in her community, she will be sadly missed
by all who knew her. A loving sister, aunt, great aunt and friend,
many fond memories will be cherished.
Marguerite is survived by her sister Marion "Betty"
SLOSS of Spring
Bay and brother Alex
LOCHEAD and wife
Mary of London. Predeceased by
a brother Alex
LOCHEAD and wife
Mary of London. Predeceased by a
brother Charles and brother-in-law Elwood
SLOSS. Dear and loving
aunt of Jim
SLOSS, Susan
GRENON, Mary Lynn
McQUARRIE, Bill
LOCHEAD,
Charles LOCHEAD, Marian
LOCHEAD, James
LOCHEAD and Phyllis
SPARKS.
Also survived by 11 great nieces and nephews.
Friends called at the Mindemoya United Church, Mindemoya on Friday,
September 5, 2003 from 2 - 4 pm and 7 - 9 pm. The funeral service
was conducted at the Church on Saturday September 6, 2003 at 11 am
with Reverend Mary Jo
ECKERTTRACY officiating. Interment in Mindemoya Cemetery.
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McQUAT o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-02-19 published
Andres KRAMER 1908-2003
Andres KRAMER
(Andy to all his Friends,) came to Canada at the age of
18. Andy was born in Sonderburg, Denmark, December 14, 1908.
Settled in Toronto, was employed by the Robt. Swipson Co. as a radio
technician also doing house calls in the evenings. He met Walter
BENNETT, soon to become his brother-in-law.
Andy married Marguerite Jane
BENNETT
(Daisey to all her Friends,) in
1934 at South Baymouth, where Daisy was born. Wedding took place at
Huron Lodge. They went to Denmark on their honeymoon, taking their car with them.
About ten years later they moved to New York, where Andy was employed
by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). The time they spent there was very enjoyable.
Later they returned to Toronto. Andy attended the University of Toronto
and graduated with honours as an electrical engineer.
They returned to the USA and settled in Stanford County where Andy
was employed by Audio Magnetics manufacturing recording tape.
Their vacations were always returning to Manitoulin Island. Later
they moved back to Toronto where Andy founded Kramer Magnetics 1963,
manufacturing various types of recording tape. He engineered and
built all the equipment personally. Eric
STILLWAUGH, his great
nephew was one of his first employees and remained with him until
Kramer Magnetics was sold in 1971 after about 10 years of operation.
They moved to South Baymouth, built a home and retired, only to start
another home on South Bay waterfront, along with a hangar where he
proceeded to build a home-built Mustang float plane. Andy had
previously obtained his pilot's licence. The government inspector
said it was the best plane he ever checked out.
Daisey, Andy's wife passed away in May 1986. In 1994, he sold his
house in South Baymouth and settled in a retirement home in Goderich.
Andy eventually due to eye failure was not able to drive his car.
However, his two nieces Joyce
McDONALD and Lena
SAUDERS taxied him
when necessary.
Andy passed away peacefully at Huronview Rest Home in Clinton,
Ontario after spending eight years in Goderich Place.
He is survived by Erling
ANDERSON and Jutta
KRAMER,
JoyceMcDONALD,
Lena SANDERS, Helen
McQUAT, Georgina
STILLWAUGH, Kenneth
BENNETT, and
many nieces and nephews. He also had two nephews, Gerald
LEHMAN and
Haus KRAMER, both deceased. Andy also had one sister, Missa
KRAMER (deceased.)

McQUAY o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-05-07 published
Mary CHAMBERSMcQUAY
In loving memory of Mary Chambers
McQUAY,
April 9, 1916 to May 3, 2003.
Mary McQuay, a resident of Mindemoya, died at her residence on
Saturday, May 3, 2003 at the age of 87 years. She was born in
Peterborough, daughter of the late George and Mabel
(FOLEY)
TURNBULL.
Mary graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1942 and worked in hospitals
in Kingston, where she met Jack
McQUAY, who was an intern at the same
hospital. They married in 1944, and lived in Kingston before moving
to Mindemoya in 1947. Jack began his medical practice in Mindemoya
and Mary assisted for many years running the office.
Mary had a warm, friendly manner and enjoyed socializing with her
many Friends. She will be remembered for her dedication to her
family and to her community. Mary participated in and supported many
community activities over the years. She was accomplished in sewing,
knitting and baking, and often contributed her home-made items to
bazaars and bake sales. She volunteered for the Red Cross, the
Mindemoya Hospital Auxiliary, Meals on Wheels, and the ambulance
service. She enjoyed gardening, and participated in the Mindemoya
Horticultural Society flower shows in years past. She was active in
the local Women's Institute. An enthusiastic member of the Mindemoya
Curling Club, she continued curling until she was well into her 80s,
while in the summer she enjoyed golfing. She was an avid bridge
player in the local bridge club. She was a member of St. Francis of
Assisi Anglican Church, where she sang in the choir for many years,
and participated in the life of the parish through the Anglican
Church Women's group. Always interested in crafts, she created many
beautiful pieces in pottery and paper tole crafts.
Dearly loved and loving wife of Dr. Jack
McQUAY.
Loved mother of
Marilyn▼ (husband Martin
CHILTON) of Kingston, Paul (fiancée Marion
CARROLL) of Fort McMurray, Alta, Janice
McQUAY of Toronto and
Mindemoya and Betty
McQUAY of Toronto. Also survived by Athena
McQUAY of Edmonton. Proud grandmother of Peter
McQUAY,
JaneHOEKSTRA
(husband Terry,) Stephen
McQUAY and Jim
CHILTON and great
grandchildren Ethan, Sydney and Liam. Dear sister of Reta
CONRAN,
Gladys MITCHELL (husband Charlie,) Bruce
TURNBULL (wife
Alice,)
NormaRAYCRAFT (husband Glen,) Billie
McNEIL and brother-in-law Earl
HARMAN.
Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by
sisters and brothers Marjorie
McLEOD,
Walter
(Bud)
TURNBULL, Ted
TURNBULL,
GwenHARMAN and sister-in-law and brothers-in-law Marie
TURNBULL, Alan
McLEOD, Harold
CONRAN and Gene
McNEIL.
Friends called the Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Mindemoya on
Monday, May 5, 2003. The funeral service was held on Tuesday, May 6,
2003 with Reverend Canon Bain Peever officiating. Interment in Mindemoya
Cemetery. Culgin Funeral Home

McQUAY o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-12-17 published
John BATEMANMcQUAY
In loving memory of John
BATEMANMcQUAY,
October 11, 1921 to December 12, 2003.
John Bateman
McQUAY, a resident of Mindemoya, died peacefully on
Friday, December 12, 2003, in Mindemoya Hospital, at the age of 82 years.
He was born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba,
son of the late
Doctor Russell and Gladys
(SAUNDERS)
McQUAY.
The family moved to
Mindemoya in 1934, where Russell set up a medical practice.
Following his father's footsteps, John graduated as a medical doctor
from the Faculty of Medicine at Queen's University in 1944. He
married Mary
TURNBULL in the same year, and interned in Kingston. In
1947 they moved to Mindemoya, where he joined his father's medical
practice. He quickly became known and loved as "Doctor Jack". After
his father became disabled in 1949, Doctor Jack served as the only
doctor in the area until 1970, when other doctors began to arrive.
He continued faithfully serving the community in full-time practice
until 1991, easing into retirement over the next decade.
Doctor Jack loved his vocation as family practitioner, and was dedicated
to his patients. He worked long hours, making hospital rounds in the
morning, seeing patients in the afternoon and sometimes in the
evening, and calmly handling emergencies at any hour of the day or
night. For many years he held a weekly clinic in West Bay. He often
visited patients in their homes, and in the days before ambulance
service, even brought patients to the hospital himself. He was a
skilled physician who performed many kinds of surgery, but his
greatest enjoyment was delivering babies, and he estimated he
delivered over 2000 babies in his career. He also served as coroner
for Manitoulin and the North Shore for 20 years. In 1991 the College
of Family Physicians of Canada presented him with a Special
Recognition Award for his outstanding service.
Doctor Jack will also be remembered for his dedication to his community.
As Chair of the Board of Central Manitoulin High School, he worked to
establish the Manitoulin Secondary School, serving all of the Island.
As founding member of the Manitoulin Centennial Board, he helped set
up the Manor in Little Current. He served as President of the
Mindemoya Area Chamber of Commerce in the 1960s. He was a founding
member of the Central Manitoulin Lions Club, and later received the
Lions' Melvin Jones Fellow award for dedicated humanitarian services.
He was a modest person, but he greatly appreciated this recognition.
He was also a founding member of the Mindemoya Curling Club. In
1994, the Carnarvon Township named him as Citizen of the Year, and in
September 2003, in ill health, he was particularly pleased when
Central Manitoulin Township presented him with its Senior of the Year
award. He and his wife Mary were members of St. Francis of Assisi
Anglican Church. For relaxation, Jack and Mary very much enjoyed
curling, playing bridge, and golfing. He loved playing the piano,
and his other hobbies included photography, stamp collecting,
gardening, swimming and sailing on Lake Mindemoya, and rug hooking.
Doctor Jack was devoted to his family, who will remember his
encouragement and loving support. Dearly loved and loving husband of
Mary McQUAY (predeceased.) Loved father of Marilyn (husband Martin
CHILTON) of Kingston, Paul (wife
Marion▲CARROLL) of Fort McMurray,
Alta, Janice
McQUAY of Mindemoya and Betty
McQUAY of Toronto. Also
survived by Athena
McQUAY of Edmonton. Proud grandfather of Peter
McQUAY, Jane
HOEKSTRA (husband Terry), Stephen
McQUAY and Jim
CHILTON
and great grandchildren Ethan, Sydney and Liam. Dear brother of Mary
Alice THACKER of Ottawa, Ann
GAGE (husband James) of Hartford, Conn.,
Thomas McQUAY, wife
Barbara of Mindemoya. Predeceased by sister
Margaret KYDD and her husband Gordon, and brother-in-law Doug
THACKER.
Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Friends called the St. Francis of Assisi Church, Mindemoya on
Tuesday, December 16. The funeral service will be conducted at the
church on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at 2 p.m. with Reverend Canon Bain
Peever officiating. Culgin Funeral Home

McQUIGGE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-02-07 published
The unsung hero of Walkerton
The public-health inspector issued a boil-water advisory and
personally drove samples to a distant lab as the crisis unfolded
By Allison
LAWLORFriday,February 7, 2003, Page R13
David PATTERSON, the public-health inspector who sounded alarm
bells about tainted water in Walkerton, Ontario, where seven
people died of E. coli poisoning in May, 2000, has died. He was
He died of rare complications related to rheumatoid arthritis,
said his wife, Sharon Patterson.
"He was extremely dedicated. I feel he gave his life to public
health for 33 years," said Jim
PATON, the Grey Bruce Health Unit's
director of health protection and Mr.
PATTERSON's long-time colleague
and friend. Mr.
PATTERSON worked at the health unit for 30 years.
He retired just a few months after the E. coli tragedy hit the
Western Ontario town.
"He has been described as the unsung hero of Walkerton," Mr.
PATON said.
When a worried local doctor alerted him about cases of diarrhea
in people from Walkerton, Mr.
PATTERSON launched the initial
investigation to determine the cause of the illness.
Although he initially suspected a problem with bad food, the
common source for E. coli infections, Mr.
PATTERSON also called
the manager of the municipal water supply and asked if there
were any problems with the water. The manager, Stan
KOEBEL, repeatedly
assured him that the town's drinking water was fine.
As the illness spread through the community, Mr.
PATTERSON became
convinced that the municipal water supply was the only plausible
source of the infection.
He quickly wrote out a boil-water advisory for the town on the
afternoon of May 21, 2000, the Sunday of the Victoria Day weekend.
The advisory, urging residents to boil their tap water, was not
lifted until December 5, 2000.
Later on May 21, Mr.
PATTERSON and his wife drove 21 samples
of Walkerton water to a laboratory in London, Ontario, arriving
after midnight. On their trip home, in the dead of night, they
almost hit a deer.
Tests confirmed that the municipal water system was contaminated
with E. coli and fecal coliform bacteria.
"It was just astounding what that man did," said Dr. Murray
McQUIGGE,
the former medical officer of health at the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Health Unit, who left the health unit in March, 2002. (The health
unit changed its name in 2001.)
In addition to the seven people who died from the E. coli infection,
2,500 people in Walkerton became ill, some seriously.
"I believe he did the very best he could have under the circumstances,"
Bruce DAVIDSON of the group Concerned Walkerton Citizens said.
Mr. PATTERSON confronted Mr.
KOEBEL to find out what had gone
wrong. The details of how Walkerton's water became contaminated
with E. coli were revealed at a public inquiry that opened in
the town in October, 2000, five months after the contamination
came to light.
"When Mr. KOEBEL learned from test results for the samples collected
on May 15 that there was a high level of contamination in the
system, he did not disclose the results to the health officials
in the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Health Unit who were investigating
the outbreak of illnesses in the community. Instead, he misled
them by assuring them that the water was safe," Mr. Justice Dennis
O'CONNOR wrote in Part 1 of his report of the Walkerton inquiry.
Mr. PATTERSON's meticulous record-keeping and detailing of the
events around the tragedy proved to be a valuable source of information
at the inquiry. In the first weekend that the water crisis unfolded,
he compiled close to 80 pages of notes, documenting the times
and contents of each conversation he had, Mr.
PATON said.
While Mr. PATTERSON was scheduled to take early retirement in
the fall of 2000, he remained with the health unit on contract
to help with the exhaustive inquiry. Taking the stand at the
inquiry was emotionally difficult for Mr.
PATTERSON, particularly
when lawyers tried to attack his credibility.
"He was a gentleman during the inquiry," Dr.
McQUIGGE said, adding
that his colleague often had to bite his tongue.
A quiet and private person, Mr.
PATTERSON didn't seek the spotlight
and said little to the mews media during and after the inquiry.
"Walkerton took its toll on everybody," Dr.
McQUIGGE said. "It
was tremendously taxing."
David PATTERSON was born on November 2, 1950, in Owen Sound,
Ontario He was the second of four children to Fred and Mary
PATTERSON.
He was raised in the small community of Tara, south of Owen Sound,
where he also raised his family. His father owned a business
installing tile drainage for local farmers. As a teenager, Mr.
PATTERSON worked with his father during the summers.
It was as a young teen that he developed his lifelong hobby of
restoring old cars to mint condition; most of them were 1932-34
Fords. He enjoyed taking his cars out to local fairs and other
events and last fall chauffeured his daughter to her wedding
in one.
After graduating from Chesley District High School, he attended
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, where he studied
public-health inspection. He graduated in 1970, and the same
year passed the tests to become a certified public-health inspector.
That year, he also married his high-school sweetheart Sharon.
They had two children.
Mr. PATTERSON started work at the age of 19 at the health unit
in Owen Sound, where he worked the length of his public-health
career.
He began as a public-health inspector and was promoted to a supervisory
position first in 1982 and then in 1989, when he became assistant
director of health protection with the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Health Unit.
In the mid-1990s, Mr.
PATTERSON and the health unit were involved
in a high-profile court case in which they took a local farmer
to court for selling unpasteurized milk. Mr.
PATTERSON couldn't
stand the thought that people could be put at undue risk for
drinking the unpasteurized milk, Dr.
McQUIGGE said.
"This [public health] was his calling," Dr.
McQUIGGE said. "He
was passionate about it."
After the Walkerton inquiry wrapped up, Mr.
PATTERSON left the
health unit and went to work for the local conservation authority
reviewing people's applications for government grants to improve
their water systems.
Mr. PATTERSON preferred life in small-town Ontario to that in
a big city. He enjoyed the outdoors and frequently went on canoeing,
hiking and hunting trips with his family.
"He felt strongly about protecting the outdoors," said Sharon,
his wife. "He was just a very dedicated person -- he really believed
in things."
Mr. PATTERSON leaves his wife, son Michael, daughter April and
his parents.
David PATTERSON, born on November 2, 1950, in Owen Sound, Ontario,
died on January 10, 2003, in Owen Sound.

McQUILLAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-06-21 published
CARTWRIGHT,
JoanElizabeth
Joan Elizabeth
CARTWRIGHT, 65, died on June 12th, after a long
and courageous fight with breast cancer, at her daughter's home
in East Hardwick, Vermont. Her daughter Deborah and son-in-law
Tim were with her at her final breath. Joan was born in Toronto,
Ontario, to William Bovell and Mary Elizabeth
(POTTER)
CARTWRIGHT.
She moved to Montreal, Quebec, where she attended McGill University,
and then Concordia University, from where she graduated with
distinction. After marriage, she raised her family of four children
living in Montreal and then again in Toronto. She moved to Wolcott,
Vermont in 1992, and bought and renovated an old schoolhouse
in the country. Her household consisted of several cats, all
of which were orange tigers, and her beloved dog Joey, with whom
she spent hours every day walking the back roads, visiting her
neighbors, and playing ball. She also kept herself busy by volunteering
at local libraries, was an extremely voracious reader and had
a wide knowledge of books. She loved her crossword puzzles in
the weekend paper, and indeed loved any type of word challenge
especially Scrabble! Joan adored her grandchildren, and although
she didn't see them often, never missed an opportunity to talk
with Friends about them and show off photos. She was an accomplished
knitter, and was pleased to give away her beautiful sweaters,
dozens of which she donated to local charities. She is survived
by her sister, Eleanor
HUNT of Ontario; her ex-husband, L. Lamont
GORDON of Toronto, Ontario; her children: Katharine
GORDON and
husband Chuck
MITCHELL of Wolcott, Vermont, Deborah and husband
Tim HARTT of East Hardwick, Vermont, James
GORDON and wife
ShannonMcQUILLAN of Kamloops, British Columbia, and Pamela
GORDON of
Toronto, Ontario; her grandchildren, Keaven, Connor, Seamus,
Haley, Walker, Sam, Laura and Angus; and several nieces, nephews
and cousins. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, June
29th, in Toronto, Ontario. Memorial donations may be made in
Joan's name, to The Frontier Animal Society of Vermont, 502 Strawberry
Acres Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.